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- Covers over 150 medicinally important trees
- Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs of the plants from flower to fruit formation
- Provides detailed information on the phytochemical properties of each plant
- Describes techniques and protocols
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The text covers the ecological distribution of over 150 trees, which are characterized mainly on the basis of their unique properties and phytochemicals of medicinal importance (i.e., anti-allergic, anti-diabetic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-microbial, and possible anti-HIV compounds). Due to the incredibly large diversity of medicinal trees, it is not possible to cover all within one publication, so trees with unique medicinal properties that are relatively more common in many countries are discussed here in order to make it most informative for a global audience.
With over 100 illustrations taken at different stages of plant development, this reference work serves as a tool for tree identification and provides morphological explanations. It includes the latest botanical research, including biochemical advancements in phytochemistry techniques such as chromatographic and spectrometric techniques. In addition, the end of each chapter presents the most up-to-date references for further sources of exploration.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Biological Sciences, Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Aisha Saleem Khan
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Medicinally Important Trees
Authors: Aisha Saleem Khan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56777-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56776-1Published: 21 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85999-6Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56777-8Published: 07 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 309
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Biochemistry, Tree Biology, Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Physiology